r/PreWarBlues is a subreddit with 3k members. The community frequently discusses blues, pre war, women, gospel, and saturday, and the most common flair used is suggestive..., trains, planes and automobiles., east coast, memphis & mississippi, and women.
For blues and related music recorded prior to 1941, with a degree of wiggle room when it comes to artists who recorded either side of the war. Rough and ready post-war material on minor labels that follows the form of pre-war music gets around this. My place, my rules. Posts, comments and questions welcome. No contemporary covers of pre-war material, please.
Popular Topics in r/PreWarBlues
#1
Blues
95 posts
#2
Pre War
29 posts
#3
Women
19 posts
#4
Gospel
17 posts
#5
Saturday
15 posts
#6
Transport
13 posts
#7
Wednesday
11 posts
#8
Musician
11 posts
#9
Thursday
10 posts
#10
Memphis
8 posts
Flair Used in r/PreWarBlues
#1
Suggestive...
: "Suggestive Saturday - 'Keep It To Yourself' [7th February 1930] by Lonnie Johnson and Clarence Williams, backed by James P.Johnson."
15 posts
#2
Trains, planes and automobiles.
: "Transport Tuesday - 'Travelin' Highway Man' [15th September 1941] by Tommy McLennan. If he'd lived long enough to be 'rediscovered', he'd get rather more attention today."
14 posts
#3
East Coast
: "East Coast Friday - 'South Carolina Rag' [19th December 1930] by Willie Walker."
13 posts
#4
Memphis & Mississippi
: "Memphis & MS Monday - 'That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away' [15th December 1930] by Charlie McCoy, backed by Bo Chatman. Rather an upbeat treatment, so maybe he's happy about it?"
12 posts
#5
Women
: "Women on Wednesday - 'Did She Fall Or Was She Pushed?' [25th June 1926] by Katherine Adkins. W McGill on piano."
12 posts
#6
Gospel and Sacred
: "Gospel Sunday - 'I'll Be Rested (When The Roll Is Called)' [20th July 1936] by Roosevelt Graves and Brother. Another absolute classic."
7 posts
#7
Article
: "From the archives - a miscellany of odd and ends from Storyville #24. A Patton 'book', a hotel advert and a review of Mississippi Blues Vol 1."
6 posts
#8
Hokum
: "Suggestive Saturday - 'Billie The Grinder' [13th December 1929] by Georgia Tom, piano backing. Not the first' grind' recording by a long chalk."
1 post
#9
Lucky Dip
: "Lucky Dip Thursday - 'Laugh & Grin Blues' [12th March 1937] by Kokomo Arnold"
1 post
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Last updated: June 29, 2026